Yesterday
Things you can do with AI that are actually useful
One of them could save you $1 million and a lifetime of misery.
- John Davidson
Nuclear, data centres are in a sweet spot for investors
Analysts are scouring sharemarkets for ways to profit from the rush of money into the data centres that will support the rise of AI.
- Tom Richardson
Turmoil erupts inside OpenAI over safety fears
Arguments over safety and Sam Altman’s leadership are spilling back into the public domain as the AI start-up is hit by resignations.
- Madhumita Murgia and Cristina Criddle
May
Google to invest $3b in Malaysian data centre and cloud hub
The news follows Microsoft’s announcement that it would put $US2.2 billion into Malaysia’s new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
- Ram Anand
ChatPwC v KPMG KymChat: Consultants race is on after ‘world’s biggest’ AI deal
The US and UK arms of consulting giant PwC have become the biggest direct corporate client of OpenAI, announcing a deal to use and resell the AI firm’s tools.
- Paul Smith and Edmund Tadros
- Opinion
- AI Summit
Alex Pollak is already investing in ‘the very next’ Nvidia
A shift in where AI queries are being handled has opened up the investment field to more chipmakers, and to apps we haven’t even dreamed of yet.
- John Davidson
OpenAI is training a model with human brain power
The start-up said it expected the new model to bring “the next level of capabilities” as it strove to build a machine that can do anything the human brain can do.
- Cade Metz
After Comyn’s AI trip, the CBA boss can compute impact on banking
Comyn now knows AI will reshape the global technology industry, business landscape and geopolitics in profound ways yet to play out.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Hands on with one of the first Copilot+ PCs in Australia
Microsoft has been trying to break free from Intel for more than a decade, to give us Windows laptops with a proper battery life. This time, they just might succeed.
- John Davidson
Why Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi could be AI winners
Microsoft is making big bets on faster, more sophisticated computers. Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and Officeworks could be unexpected beneficiaries.
- Jemima Whyte
- Opinion
- Cybersecurity
Microsoft CEO should be fired over cyber failure
A cyber breach slammed by the US government for leaving customers exposed is down to a culture led by Satya Nadella of profit over security.
- James Turner
American chatbots: oversexed, overhyped and over here
In just two weeks, Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have each previewed AI chatbots that critics say are as dangerous as they are impressive.
- John Davidson
Tech industry pushed to shut down market for sexual AI deepfakes
Joe Biden is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a market of sexual images, many of celebrities, made with AI technology.
- Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay
- Analysis
- AI
Nvidia’s share price is about to plummet, but it’s all part of the plan
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang knows this is his moment, and he’s capitalising on surging demand for his AI chips and his white-hot shares.
- Updated
- Paul Smith and James Thomson
Microsoft fights back against Apple with AI laptops
Microsoft says it now has laptops that can match Apple for battery life as well as performance. Plus, they have AI.
- John Davidson
Musk in Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service
The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X to launch the service alongside outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
- Updated
- Firdia Lisnawati and Niniek Karmini
If AI can do the work of a grad lawyer, what does a grad lawyer do?
As tech increasingly takes on the legal grunt work, MinterEllison is trying to rethink the work and skills of its young lawyers.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Return-to-office orders backfire at top tech firms
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees left Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Taylor Telford
- Opinion
- Australian economy
On his third budget, Chalmernomics has finally emerged
The Albanese-Chalmers government embodies a short-term and emotive response to wage stagnation, not a rational one.
- Stephen Anthony
- Exclusive
- Luxury property
AI pioneers pay $12.45m for harbourside penthouse
Appen founders Chris and Julie Vonwiller have joined a trend of “discerning down-sizers” seeking large apartments.
- Bonnie Campbell
